New Zealand has an estimated 10,000 different fungi species of which only about 4,000 have been described. Of these only 400 or so are show on this site so don't be surprised if you can not identify the one you have.

It helps if you have made a spore print to determine the spore colour to use this quick guide as the spore colour helps to reduce the number of posability!

Agarics: (Gilled Fungi)

Growing from the ground or rotting wood and sometimes from living trees with or with out stalks. This is were the larges number of fungi are found and were spore prints help to reduce the posibilitys.

With or with out a short stalk, with no obvious way to release there spore. Relying instead on been eaten by insects which then spread the spore in there faeces. Some are brightly coloured others not so.

A very difficult group to identify with out a microscope and a lot of experience. Found in a wide verity of colours and shapes from a simple club to a much branched structure. Growing singly or in small groups or clumps from the ground or less common wood.